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Tuesday, September 6, 2011

Chocolate Almond Batons

Originally entitled "Chocolate Spice Quickies", Dorie's Cooky of the Week took a foreign twist. While not technically French, they do fall into the quick category. And they look rather like a baton.

Resembling the texture of her famous World Peace cooky, these refrigerator "slice & bakes" strayed a bit from the clove spice listed in the original recipe. Along with the ground almonds (I used toasted almond slices), I added a splash of almond extract and amaretto liqueur - which now I guess, takes us through Italy.

Instead of the traditional "refrigerator log", I formed them flat (think biscotti - but don't ask why). They are the quintessential slice 'n bake - I sliced and baked a few, then stashed the remaining in the freezer. Slightly crunchy, almondy and tender, these will certainly appear once again in my upcoming Holiday Cooky Parade. Parade / Batons . . .

18 comments:

They look great as Batons! Nice to have a change of shape. That amaretto idea was also an inspiring bit. Now I'm torn...I thought Margaret's cookies at Tea and Scones were maybe the winner for me this week, might have to be a tie as I really love this shape of your cookies. Hope you had a great Labor Day Weekend.